Despite the sudden surge in interest, one fifth said they would be too scared to ride an e-scooter at all. A total of 61 percent of Britons said people riding e-scooters are a danger to others on the road with 49 percent saying riders often travel too fast. Matt Edmondson has urged riders to be “really aware” of their environments when using the new tools but claimed it would eventually be possible to achieve “harmony” on the roads. He told Express.co.uk: “There’s a lot of them out there and there are people out there riding them in a way that's a little bit annoying.